Month: July 2016

07/21/2016 June 24, 2016 Honourable Dominic LeBlanc Minister Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada 200 Kent Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Re:    Proposal to Address Challenges Facing 3Ps Fish

07/15/2016 ST. JOHN’S – Inshore northern shrimp harvesters and plant workers have mixed feelings on the announcement by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans on proportionate sharing in shrimp fishing

07/14/2016 ST. JOHN’S – Inshore northern shrimp harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador are increasingly concerned about delays in the announcement of the fishery and the new sharing arrangement. Despite the

07/14/2016 Former employees of Breakwater Fisheries Ltd.’s plant in Cottlesville have been deemed eligible for workforce adjustment measures. Information sessions for affected workers will be held in Cottlesville in the

07/08/2016 FFAW-Unifor will be accepting applications for the Sentinel site in Bay de Verde. Harvesters eligible to apply are those harvesters who have historically fished cod in the Bay de Verde

07/07/2016 FFAW-Unifor will be accepting applications for the Sentinel site in La Scie. To obtain an application please contact Jackie Baker at the FFAW-Unifor at 576-7276. Application must be received no

07/07/2016 The FFAW-Unifor will be accepting applications for the Sentinel site in Ramea. Fish harvesters from Ramea are eligible to apply. To obtain an application please contact Jackie Baker at the FFAW-Unifor

07/07/2016 FFAW-Unifor will be accepting applications for the sentinel site in Carbonear. Fish harvesters from Harbour Grace to Salmon Cove are eligible to apply. To obtain an application please contact Jackie

07/06/2016 The FFAW will be accepting applications to retrieve and deploy acoustic moorings in the Laurentian Channel. 3Pn and 3Ps Fish Harvesters from Cape Ray to Cape St. Mary’s, decked